The League of Women Voters of Leelanau County will hold four evenings of candidate forums featuring candidates for Leelanau County Board of Commissioners, starting tonight, Sept. 12, from 7-9 pm at the Leland Township Library. Citizens can also attend via Zoom. Visit the Leelanau League’s homepage for information to register.
The League of Women Voters Leelanau County invites the public to participate in a virtual educational forum, “The Impact of COVID-19 on Agriculture in Leelanau County” on Wednesday, April 7 at noon.
The League of Women Voters Leelanau County invites you to participate in a virtual “Celebrate Women’s History Month Forum” on Wednesday, March 3 at noon. Click here to register in advance for this webinar.
Affordable, quality child care was in short supply before the pandemic. Now families’ inability to find child care has reached a crisis stage, preventing many parents from returning to work. This League of Women Voters Leelanau County forum on Feb. 3, available via Zoom and presented by four panelists, will provide a local perspective on the state of child care, with input from both those involved in finding and providing child care.
A powerful opportunity awaits Leelanau voters on Nov. 5. The Leelanau County Commission, in a bi-partisan vote, is offering voters the opportunity to make a significant difference for families raising young children and to entice young families to move to the County. Because, healthy resilient families are the backbone of a thriving community.
The League of Women Voters Leelanau County will present “The Promise of Early Childhood: What Children Need, What Parents Want and the Community’s Role in Supporting Them — a discussion of Early Childhood Needs and Services in Leelanau County” on Wednesday, April 3 at noon at the Leelanau County Government Center lower level community room.
The League of Women Voters Leelanau County has announced it will hold four upcoming candidate forums prior to the Nov. 6. national midterm election.
On Wednesday, Sept. 5, at noon at the Leelanau County Government Center’s lower level community room the League of Women Voters Leelanau County will host a forum entitled “Ballot Initiatives Explained”. The speakers will be Mike Arents of “Voters Not Politicians”; Erica Pressman of “Promote the Vote”; and Joan Hunault of the League of Women Voters Leelanau County who will speak on proposals for recreational marijuana, paid sick leave and increasing the minimum wage.
On Wednesday April 4, the League of Women Voters Leelanau County will host a public forum at noon at the Leelanau County Government Center entitled “Promote the Vote”—a project that secures our voting rights by putting them into the State Constitution.
On Wednesday, February 7, at noon at the Leelanau County Government Center Lower Level Community Room the League of Women Voters Leelanau County will hold Part One of a forum entitled “Is Our Health Care System Broken?” featuring Kevin L. Seitz who will provide an overview of health care history and policy, leading up to where we are today.